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5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW Couldn't put it down!,
By Urban Fantasy Review (Montreal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One Salt Sea (Mass Market Paperback)
The more of this series that I read the better I like it, as I read each book they get harder to put down. It's hard to review this book without giving away spoilers. One Salt Sea is the fifth installment in the Toby Daye series and this book rocked! Toby has 3 days to find the kidnapped children of the Undersea Duchy, to prevent a war between land and sea. There is so much action packed into this book and the world building Seanan McGuire does is amazing especially with the intro of another fey Kingdom.There is a lot of action in this book and some really heart wrenching moments for Toby. The usual cast of characters are there to support her and with each book you get a little more back story. Raysel features prominently and you get to see just how broken she really is. Tybalt is also with Toby throughout most of this book and I'm a huge Tybalt fan and I am really hoping that relationship develops in future books. All in all this was a book I couldn't put down and I read it pretty much in a single setting. This has become on of my favorite series along with Cassie Palmer, Harry Dresden and Rachel Morgan and I gotta say it's gonna be a really long year waiting for the next one. 5/5 Couldn't put it down!
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This review is from: One Salt Sea (Mass Market Paperback)
While I recommend starting the Toby Daye series with the first book, Rosemary and Rue, each book could stand on its own and be very enjoyable. However many of the characters introduced at the beginning continue through the series and Toby herself evolves.One Salt Sea is a delightful read and I enjoyed it very much. The world contained within these books is complex, detailed, sort of scary but also intriguing. Seanan McGuire never makes a false step and never forgets the rules of the universe she has created. In One Salt Sea Toby suffers a great tragedy and a loss, and her relationship with the King of the Cats begins a transformation which holds great promise for future books in the series. If ranking paranormal urban romances, these books are among the very best, intelligent, well written, well crafted and they always contain a rich story well told.
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Best One Yet,
By Kelly (Fantasy Literature) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Salt Sea (Mass Market Paperback)
It's been a month since the defeat of Oleander de Merelands, since the Duke's mad daughter Rayseline went on the lam, and since October Daye was brought back from the brink of death and restored to the power level she should have had all along.This is a lot to deal with, and now there's a new problem in Faerie. The two sons of a mermaid Duchess have been kidnapped. Unless they can be found, the sea fae will declare war upon those of the land, with disastrous casualties for both sides. If anyone can find the boys before it's too late, it's Toby, though it'll mean facing her fear of the water. In a reversal of the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," Toby goes to the sea witch (a.k.a. the Luideag) for a spell that will enable her to survive underwater. She investigates both land and sea in her search for the boys... and then the case takes a turn for the very, very personal. In One Salt Sea, Seanan McGuire deepens her exploration of most of the major characters. In one of the book's most haunting scenes, she shows us just how broken Rayseline really is, making me pity her as much as I hated her. Another character, whom I'd found boring, won a bittersweet sort of admiration from me here. We learn more about Toby's Fetch, May: why she attached herself to Toby in the first place, and why she's still in existence. We see Toby's human ex and daughter again. We get tantalizing moments of Tybalt goodness. And Toby herself is compelling as always -- maybe even more so than usual, since this case strikes so close to home -- and as an added bonus, she's on the ball this time and there aren't any moments of wondering why she's missing the obvious. One Salt Sea is the best October Daye book to date; everything that's great about the series comes together in one book. The plot is strong, the characterization is terrific, the tragedies hurt, a few things that were confusing are explained here, and McGuire's usual beautiful writing and dark humor are present and accounted for. This has become one of my favorite urban fantasy series, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Installment Yet,
By Garrett Jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Salt Sea (Mass Market Paperback)
The fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire's October Daye series, One Salt Sea picks up one month after the events of book four, Late Eclipses. A changeling (part fae, part human) knight turned Countess, October "Toby" Daye's life is finally beginning to take on some semblance of "normal"--she's becoming more comfortable with her role as nobility, actually dating again, and her life is starting to look up. That is, until war is threatened when someone kidnaps the children of the Duchess of the undersea courts of Saltmist. Toby only has three days to find the kids, clear her Queen's name, and stave off a war, a feat made even more difficult by the fact that someone is determined stop her--someone who isn't afraid to break the rules. And the stakes are much higher than usual--as the back cover blurb states, "When Faerie goes to war, not everyone will walk away."In previous novels, the storyline has seemed rushed, like McGuire simply couldn't take the time needed to fully express the story. However, in book four, McGuire seemed to find a good pacing for the narrative, and I'm happy to say that she settles into that pacing in One Salt Sea. The suspense of working on a deadline is there, but the plot and story do not seem rushed. It's a relatively steady pace which works phenomenally well for Toby's story, and I am very pleased with the results, as One Salt Sea quickly became my favorite of Toby's (mis)adventures. The worldbuilding in One Salt Sea is more expansive than in most of the previous novels, largely due to the new realm Toby encounters--the Saltmist, home of the undersea Fae. McGuire's research shines through again, and she brings a feeling of correctness to this world that is so different from anything we've seen in Toby's story thus far. One of the things that struck me the most about One Salt Sea, as opposed to the rest of the novels, was the degree to which I connected with the secondary characters. While the secondary characters have been developed in previous books, I hadn't felt as much of a connection with them as I did in One Salt Sea. This is partly due to becoming more and more familiar with the characters, but can also be attributed to the writing style and content of the novel. As such, there was one character in particular whom I began to warm up to I hadn't really cared for before. Apart from the secondary character developments, we get a number of more introspective moments from the protagonist herself. These moments serve to develop some absolutely delicious internal conflicts as well as external character tensions. I am personally looking forward to where they will go, and how they will affect Toby in the future. All in all, I believe this is the best Toby novel to date. [...] 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This series gets better an better,
By GypsyReader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Salt Sea (Mass Market Paperback)
This series got off to a bit of an awkward start for me. The first book had problems but also promise. I'm so glad I stuck with it though. So much happens in this book, wow. A bit of an emotional rollercoaster. I'm not one for long reviews but I loved LOVED getting to know Luidwaeg better and loved seeing Toby's character grow and mature more. Finally we get some closure on her relationship with her daughter Gillian and there's definitely some romance. Over all, great book and a wonderful read.Can't wait for the next one... and it's a year away! |
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